DAILY SHORT NEWS (As 21/09/2021)

 

1.Raj Kundra walks out of Mumbai jail after bail in porn racket case.

Two months after his arrest, Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra has been released from jail in connection with the alleged production of pornographic content.

2. COVID-19: Vaccinated passengers from India, other nations can travel to US from November.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has allowed fully vaccinated flyers from several countries, including India, to enter America from early November.

3. Taliban announce remaining cabinet members, no woman included.

The Taliban on Tuesday announced a list of deputy ministers and once again didi not name any woman despite an international warning that the group will be judged by their actions and that its recognition would be linked to the treatment of woman and minorities in Afghanistan.

4. COVID-19 may be heading towards endemic stage in India, says virologist Gagandeep Kang.

Top Virologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang said on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic in the country may be heading towards endemic stage, adding that a third wave, if it does take place, is likely to be due to local flare up that would be smaller and spread wider across the country.

5. Despite Vaccination, These people are at high risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization and death.

Vaccines are an seen an important tool for ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Although none of the appoved COVID-19 vaccines is 100% protective, they are known to provide a high degree of protection against getting seriously ill and dying from the disease.

6. UK begins COVID-19 vaccine rollout for school kids aged 12-15.

London: The UK’s health service started to roll out COVID-19 vaccines to school children aged 12-15 on Monday as part of the latest expansion of the Country’s vaccination programme.

7. COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu: Data.

WASHINGTON: COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did, approximately 675,000.

The US population a century ag was just one third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country.

8. India set to get First Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses from next month : Report.

New Delhi: In a major boost to India’s COVID vaccination programme sources have revealed that India is likely to receive its first doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from October.

9. West Bengal Rains: Several Howrah-Bound Trains cancelled.

Several trains have been short terminated or cancelled on Tuesday due to excessive rainfall and subsequent waterlogging at Kolkata station in Sealdah division and Tikiapara yard.

10. Three more depression waiting! Heavy rainfall warning issued again: WB.

Heavy rains that have been caused by the low pressure are showing no signs of abating as a result of heavy rains, several districts besides Kolkata were also inundated.

 

(From a daily News Paper)